Door-hanger.



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APPLIGATIOK FILED FEB 1,027,714. Patented May 28, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY L. FERRIS, O'F' HARVARD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HUNT, HELM, FERRIS & COMPANY, OF HARVARD, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

DOOR-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed February 2, 1911. Serial N 0. 606,136.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY L. FnRRIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Harvard, in the county of McHenry and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Door-Hangers, of which the following is aspec'ifica tion.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in door-hangers, and is fully described and explained in the specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved device; Fig. 2' is a central vertical transverse section in the line 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section in the line 3 of Fig. 2. P

Referring to the drawings, A is a track on which run rollers B. The track is shown as of the hollow type rounded at the bottom,

. ment limited by the engagement of studs d with the side-plates. The stirrup D extends downward through the slot. at the bottom of the track and is bifurcated at its lower end, a longitudinally-extending pin E being supported between its lower ends.

F indicates a plate which lies against the outer face of the door to be supported. This plate extends above the level of the door and has attached to its upper portion the topplate G which has a vertical end 9 extending upward from the upper edge of the door near its inner face, a horizontal portion g upon the upper edge of the door and a downwardly turned portion 9 which is riveted or otherwise secured to the plate F. The up- ,wardly extending flange of the plate G and the upwardly extending end of the plate F thus .lie parallel and form between them a channel-which is traversed by a screw H. Threaded upon the screw H is a block I which lies between the ends of the U-shaped clip 1 said clip being perforated to be passed over the screw H and its upper end hanging upon the pin E as illustrated. By

. rotating the pin H, the block and clip can evidently be moved with respect to the door and the door can thus beadjusted to and from the wall of the building, without correspondingly moving thetrack.

ment.

After a pair of doors have beenv erected it is oftentimes found that when brought together their adjacent edges do not lie quite parallel so that the doors cannot be tightly closed. With my construction this is a matter of no importance because after the doors are erected the bolts K are simply left loose, the nut upon the bolt J is adjusted until the doors fit eachothernicely. The bolts are then tightened up and the job is done. Adjustment to and from the barn wall is accomplished in the manner already set forth.

I am aware that, broadly speaking, it'is. old to provide door-hangers in which the rollers are both vertically and transversely adjustable with reference to the door, so as cheap form. The provision of the clip,block and screw arrangement for transverse adj ustment makes it possible to use sheet steel of. high tensile strength ,for supporting the weight of the door while the screw and block can bean ordinary bolt and nut if desired of the cheapest possible form and thus all special machined, parts can be dispensed with. The use of the carriage frame and.

stirrup connected therewith by a single pin,

a very cheap and simple construction, is

made possible by the use of thestirrup-studs which preventpivoting upon said pin, the

necessary pivoting action taking place between the clip and screw. The provision of the vertically-adjusting bolt set in the door itself and engaging the sheet-metal parts which slides on the door-face is also of manifest advantage.

Minor variations are possible in the details of construction without departing from thespirit of the improved features pointed outv in the claims, and by the specific description herein contained I do not intend to limit myself except as pointed out in the claims, wherein I have endeavored to claim all the novelty inherent in the construction described.

Vhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In combination a carriage adapted to run upon a track, a member attached to a door, a screw rotatable in the member, a block threaded on the screw, a clip having perforations passed over the screw and lying on opposite sides of the block, and a connection between the clip and carriage.

2. In combination, a frame, a stirrup connected therewith by a single pin, studs on the stirrup engaging the frame to prevent swinging of the stirrup on said pin, a door, a screw on the door, and a part carried by the stirrup and engaging the screw so as to pivot thereon in adjustable positions.

3. In combination, a door, a bolt extending therethrough and provided with an upturned threaded end, a nut on said end, a plate movable on the door and having an ear passing over the end of said bolt be HENRY L. FERRIS.

In the presence of G. R. JAooBs, R. A. HEMENWAY.

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